Erie County, NY elected officials: county legislators or supervisors, sheriff, school board and cities
Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Erie County: 16 seats on 6 elected bodies. 12 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.
County Legislature or Board of Supervisors
Erie County Legislature
Each member is elected by the voters of their district.
The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 105 local governments in Erie County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.
Kind of government
Census count (2022)
Listed on this page
County government
1
1
Cities, towns, villages and townships (18 municipal, 25 township)
43
0
School districts (school boards)
27
0
Special districts (elected boards)
34
0
Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).
About these counts
The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments (2 in Erie County), though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.
Who lives in Erie County
950,622people
40.4median ageU.S.: 38.9
$72,839 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
13.9%below the U.S.: 12.5%
38%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$233,800median home valueU.S.: $332,700
4.9%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
7.5%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
5.7%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
2.9%U.S.: 8.4%
50.3%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
21.6%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%
Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 6.4% · White 72.3% · Black 12.1% · Asian 4.9% · Other or more than one race 4.3% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)
Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).
About these figures
The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.
Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.
Jobs in Erie County
4.2%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 4.0%. New York: 4.5%.
447,967people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.
467,586in the September 2026, preliminary.
Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.
Every month, last two years
Month
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)
4.2%
19,619
447,967
467,586
August 2026
4.4%
20,719
448,909
469,628
July 2026
4.3%
20,402
449,112
469,514
June 2026
4.1%
19,085
447,440
466,525
May 2026
4.1%
19,292
446,292
465,584
April 2026
4.0%
18,614
445,698
464,312
March 2026
4.4%
20,523
447,073
467,596
February 2026
5.0%
23,097
443,194
466,291
January 2026
4.5%
21,228
446,087
467,315
December 2025
3.9%
18,106
447,940
466,046
November 2025
3.8%
18,039
450,729
468,768
October 2025
not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025
4.0%
18,717
447,071
465,788
August 2025
4.3%
20,082
443,119
463,201
July 2025
4.2%
19,604
445,805
465,409
June 2025
3.6%
17,032
450,826
467,858
May 2025
3.4%
15,671
446,882
462,553
April 2025
3.4%
15,905
446,662
462,567
March 2025
4.1%
18,888
440,524
459,412
February 2025
4.7%
21,294
436,345
457,639
January 2025
4.4%
20,141
438,925
459,066
December 2024
3.8%
17,207
437,579
454,786
November 2024
3.5%
15,956
442,329
458,285
October 2024
3.4%
15,678
443,983
459,661
Yearly averages
Year
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
2025 (11 months)
4.0%
18,498
444,984
463,482
2024
3.8%
17,602
443,810
461,412
2023
3.5%
16,399
448,637
465,036
2022
3.5%
16,119
442,554
458,673
2021
5.3%
24,107
432,900
457,007
2020
8.9%
41,090
421,818
462,908
2019
4.0%
18,600
450,441
469,041
2018
4.2%
19,869
447,765
467,634
2017
5.0%
23,328
444,556
467,884
2016
4.9%
22,683
444,364
467,047
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. New York's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 4.3% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.
Crime reported in Erie County
270.4 per 100,0002025. New York: 368.4.
1,991.5 per 100,0002025. New York: 1,574.8.
35murders2025, 2,702 violent crimes in all.
Earlier years
Year
Violent
Rate
Property
Rate
2025
2,702
270.4
19,903
1,991.5
2022
2,999
295.1
18,133
1,784.1
2019
3,326
340.9
16,940
1,736.0
2018
3,471
357.6
18,787
1,935.8
2016
3,717
379.0
21,227
2,164.6
By police agency (21)
Agency
Year
Violent
Property
People served
Buffalo Police Department
2025
2,016
9,336
276,384
Amherst Town Police Department
2025
176
2,673
125,750
Erie County Sheriff's Office
2025
34
613
118,251
Cheektowaga Town Police Department
2025
173
2,512
79,099
Tonawanda Town Police Department
2025
75
1,023
56,278
Hamburg Town Police Department
2025
28
763
48,334
West Seneca Town Police Department
2025
49
803
45,359
Lancaster Town Police Department
2025
18
419
39,573
Orchard Park Town Police Department
2025
11
441
29,940
Grand Island Police Department
2025
0
0
21,594
Lackawanna Police Department
2025
52
368
19,554
Evans Town Police Department
2025
10
132
15,092
Tonawanda Police Department
2025
14
181
14,949
Kenmore Village Police Department
2025
21
186
14,877
Depew Village Police Department
2025
13
202
14,851
East Aurora-Aurora Town Police Department
2025
5
116
13,917
Hamburg Village Police Department
2025
3
35
9,856
Eden Town Police Department
2025
2
34
7,542
Akron Village Police Department
2025
0
6
2,880
Blasdell Village Police Department
2025
2
47
2,563
Brant Town Police Department
2025
0
13
1,936
Crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in New York · the U.S.
Police staffing
1.76 per 1,000 residents2022, 20 agencies serving 954,510 people.
1,683sworn officers2022, full-time, as of October 31.
502civilian staff2022, full-time.
2022 is the latest year every agency here sent the FBI its staff count.
Agencies counted (20), 2022
Agency
Officers
Civilians
People served
Buffalo Police Department
759
162
275,710
Erie County Sheriff's Office
157
148
138,485
Amherst Town Police Department
154
33
123,527
Cheektowaga Town Police Department
121
35
79,606
Tonawanda Town Police Department
99
44
56,698
West Seneca Town Police Department
64
13
45,119
Lancaster Town Police Department
51
15
39,305
Hamburg Town Police Department
62
3
47,939
Lackawanna Police Department
44
7
19,692
Orchard Park Town Police Department
36
10
29,775
Depew Village Police Department
28
9
14,974
Tonawanda Police Department
29
6
14,988
Kenmore Village Police Department
25
4
14,995
Evans Town Police Department
20
8
15,117
East Aurora-Aurora Town Police Department
17
4
13,936
Hamburg Village Police Department
14
1
9,787
Eden Town Police Department
2
0
7,504
Akron Village Police Department
1
0
2,889
Blasdell Village Police Department
0
0
2,546
Brant Town Police Department
0
0
1,918
Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.
Quick answers
Who is the Erie County County Clerk?
Michael P. Kearns is the County Clerk of Erie County, New York. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Erie County Comptroller?
Kevin R. Hardwick is the Comptroller of Erie County, New York.
Who is the Erie County District Attorney?
Michael J. Keane is the District Attorney of Erie County, New York.
Who is the Erie County Sheriff?
John C. Garcia is the Sheriff of Erie County, New York.
Who are the Erie County commissioners?
Mark Poloncarz (County Executive); Lawrence J. Dupre (County Legislator, District 1); Taisha St. Jean Tard (County Legislator, District 2); Michael H. Kooshoian (County Legislator, District 3); John A. Bargnesi, Jr. (County Legislator, District 4); Jeanne M. Vinal (County Legislator, District 5); Christopher D. Greene (County Legislator, District 6); Timothy J. Meyers (County Legislator, District 7); Frank J. Todaro (County Legislator, District 8); John J. Gilmour (County Legislator, District 9); Lindsay Lorigo (County Legislator, District 10); John J. Mills (County Legislator, District 11).
What is the population of Erie County?
About 950,622 people, with a median age of 40.4; the median household income is $72,839 and 13.9% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Erie County?
4.2% in September 2026 (preliminary): 19,619 people unemployed in a labor force of 467,586, against 4.0% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Erie County?
105 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 18 municipal, 25 township, 27 school district and 34 special district governments.
Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from each county's own website (its legislature, elected-officials and board of elections pages and rosters); in New York City, the City Council's member list and the NYC Board of Elections' certified 2023 and 2025 results; officials appointed since a page was posted may differ; each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.
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